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"to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"nouna word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
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Definition that contains antonym
- indirect antonym antonyms whose opposition is mediated (e.g., the antonymy of `wet' and `parched' is mediated by the similarity of `parched' to `dry')
- direct antonym antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry')